Microsoft has confirmed a bug in Word for Microsoft 365 that deletes files if you try to save them. According to BleepingComputer, the Word for Microsoft 365 support team said there is a known issue in version 2409 where a file "is deleted after save if the title contains a capitalized file extension (.

Microsoft issues an advisory regarding automatically deleting a Word document using a capitalized file extension and a hashtag in the file name under a specific sequence to save the file via Microsoft 365's Word app.

A dangerous bug in Microsoft Word version 2409 is auto-deleting documents while saving. It affects files with capitalized file extensions.

The widely-used word processor has confirmed a bug which instead of saving files, actually ends up deleting them. The issue does not affect every version of Microsoft Word, but us

Microsoft has fixed a known issue that was causing Word to delete some Windows users' documents instead of saving them.

If anyone using Word for Windows saves a file the wrong way, it heads straight to the recycle bin. But hey! That's the opposite of what we want! What gives?

Save = delete' is quite the mistake to make, really, but this is what's happening to some Word users who save files with capitalized extensions.

Microsoft warned users of a new known issue that may cause Word for Windows to delete some documents instead of saving them.

It's a Microsoft Word vs Google Docs face-off and depending on your needs and preferences, one may be superior to the other.

What's more, these features are available as default tools in Microsoft Word, where you would need to be confident using code if you wanted to use some of them in Word's alternatives. The tools I'm going to discuss relate specifically to the Microsoft Word desktop app.